Vernonia
Enured m second-class matter
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY
4. 1922. at the post office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879
Volume 3,
MAY 15, 1925.
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
VERNONIA vs. VANCOUVER
Number 40.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
PROMINENT NORTHWESTERN
EDUCATOR COMING HERE
Next Sunday at Vernoniai Game to
Start at 2 P. M.
Dr. Edward T. Mathes Appears Soon
BAND CONCERT
YOUR
BRINGS MUCH PRAISE
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community
HIGH SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES RELATED
1
LARSE MU 10
I mi BUI SHINGLES
The seniors secretly chose Wed
nesday, May 7, as sneak day, and
went to Oswego Lake. They decided
Next Sunday, C. F. Tombs, mana
to go and then ask all the teachers if
ger of the The Northwestern Equip
the could go. Everybody knew that Rumors State That Large
Outlook for Year Steadily ment ball club of Vancouver, Wash.,
they werer going but it was “Sneak
will bring his team to Vernonia to
Shingle Mill Is to Be
Every number was exceptionally Day.*”
Coming to Front in
take on a pill smashing contest.
good and the band equals many
They left Vernonia about five
Established.
Tombs is expected to bring quite a
Business.
traveling organizations claiming a o’clock Wednesday morning. and
few rooters with him from the bro
reputation.
The boys are surely went in Mrs. Coyles and Mrs. Mc-
ther state. Well Tombs, old boy, you
marvels. Miss Bettie Culver in her
Barrons automobiles, but neverthe
are sure welcome to Vernonia as Erl
Scotch dance was indeed greatly ap less the girls wore hiking suits. Once
Lyles will have his straw hat rooting
preciated and applauded.
Loel at Oswego Lake, Harold Smith
gang in full dress and the noise he
Roberts with a bass solo proved that
donned a bathing suit and stayed in
have with him will consist of
he has the instrument mastered and it for the remainder of the day. Now Another new Industry Is
Large Plaining Mill and will
bells, drums, etc. The game will start
the overture by Hoffman orchestra although he is as great a poet as
Promised in the Building
L u m b er Manufacturing at 2 o’clock isstead of 2:30, so warn
was simply splendid. This orchestra
ever, he doesn’t want anybody pat
your
friends
thut
dinner
is
to
be
had
of a big Shingle Mill at
is composed of Mr. and Mrs. Hoff
Plant to be Built by Local
ting him on the back.
The seniors
an hour earlier this Sunday.
The
man, Robt. and Charles Hoffman and
Vernonia.
Men.
said they enjoyed a good time on
results of last Sundays game has put
Mr. McBerrior, and
an audience
their trip, but Miss Bell said she
some new life in fans.
never tires of their wonderful music
Rumors have been going for some
News is out this week of the pur
couldn’t see how they could, for they
Jack Davis of the Horseshoe Cafe
time
concerning a large new shingle
The
Malmsten
sisters,
Lois
and
chase of the land at Sheeley place, the new manager there offers $5 to
had had a vacation all year.
mill for our thriving city.
Traced
Louise, with their piano duet as
about a mile west of the depot and the Vernonian that makes three safo
down
we
find
that
Messrs.
McGraw,
usual
brught
much
applause
from
an
the purchase of machinery to install bingles in one game. The Old Mill
The students of V. H. S. were sur
appreciative audience.
Little Miss prised Friday morning after return Johnson and about a half dozen
in a large new plaining mill and lum- offers $2, two round somolians to
J. Gould in a Spanish dance was too ing to the assembly hall from their associates are forming a company
bre manufacturing plant.
Twenty- the Vernonian that knocks the first
Dr.
Mathes'
record
is
an
unusual
cute for anything. She was perfectly first period classes. School was dis and have contracts in the making
five thousand dollars will represent homer this season.
one: twenty years in professional life; at home and her presentation was a
the investment of the company and, The lineup this Sunday will be seven years in business life; in web
missed on acount of the short supply with the O.-A. people to build a large
It is
work starts immediately. All lumber practically the same as last Sunday, fare work seventeen months overseas; delight. Chas. Hoffman on the xylo of water. The Bible students took the plant on the O.-A. property,
will be finished and dried in large only for the fact that McGraw, who and a life student of social problems. phone is always good and always forenoon fr their final examination. given out that the new mill will
probably be a five machine mill.
dry kilns to be built.
The concern was unable to be present last Sunday
He served fifteen years as Presi wanted, as is his big brother Robert It was hard to tell which of the two
with
the
saxaphone
solo.
Both
young
will both retail and wholesale lum will be out in uniform this Sunday dent of the State Normal School of
was more frightened, Oro or Florie. which means a probable investment
of $30,000. This will mean the em
men
also
gave
us
a
xylophone
duet,
Bellingham,
Washington,
and
as
a
ber, maintaining an uptown office to do his stuff.
student of History is thoroughly fa accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
ployment of more men, adding t“ our
and be ready to supply every need
The Baccalaureate service will be
miliar with Social and Political Prob Hoffman. The entire entertainment
“Pay Roll Town,” a considerable
for finished lumber. In the compand
held Sunday morning, May 17, at sum.
WHY CONCRETE PAVING
lems.
brought
forth
favorable
comment.
er« men known well in Vernonia and'
the Evangelical church. Rev.. Mathis
Dr. Mathes has a number of lecture
We hear that work on the build
men that have done much in the past
When the state highway commis- subjects, but the one which will prob
will deliver the sermon.
ings and plant will begin in the very
for Vernonia. Many have expressed' sino decided to use concrete in re ably be given here Is "What Next in
Last Saturday night the baseball-
near future.
More particulars as
delight in the new industry as a paving the lower end of the Colum Our Public Schools?” a subject of vital ers tried their level best to give a
Mrs. Carmicheal and Mrs. Aamodt
sure sign of Vernoia’s growth and bia river highway—8.9 miles betweev interest to every lover of boys and benefit dance for Mrs. Gordon and drove in from the Mist district and work progresses.
This summer promises to be a
more prosperous dealings. The com Astoria and Svensen—the asphalt girls, and replete with solid truth, her three children.
Unfortunately spent all day Thursday visiting the
pany is composed of W. L. and interests asked for a restraining or freely interspersed with wit and the dance financially for Mrs. Gor high school. The teachers were glad busy one in Vernonia for boosters
humor. Dr. .Mathes did welfare work
Henry Hall, Noble Dunlap and Jas. der, n the plea that the asphalt bid In France and Germany during the don was no success, as after the ex to see these parents taking so much and workers.
Culbertson.
was lower than that for concrete, war, and after the Armistice was as penses were paid a certain party was interest in the school. We hope that
NATURALIZATION DAY
the concrete bid being $26 1,102, tne signed to lecture work and delivered out a few dollars. The following are next year every parent who has a
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS
practical
and
helpful
tilks
to
our
boys
the
financial
results:
other, $257,715, The highway com
student in the high school will visit
Naturalized May lltk, 1928
Cash collected at door ............ $67.65 the school some time during the year
mission replied that it is within the in more than 150 army "amps.
On the day war was
wbb aeciarci
wim,
,
. ,
, ,
declare! with:
Cash collected by Mrs. Dials .. 20.OU
Augusta W. Braun, Rainier; Johan
Germany, Enoch B. Carbon, a pos.! Province of the common to lay such NEW CITY PARK
Hat checks cash
............ 6.10
Tickets for the Senior Class play Emanuel Engstrom, Warren; Shas.
tai employe in Uortland, Ore. beat'ty£’ °f pavu,n'f “ b*"t "u,t
, °‘
FOR VERNONIA ASSURED
Total
.............................
$93.75
were
placed in the hands of the W. Britton, St. Helens; Frederick
hb thirty-first-birUtday by 13 dar^TF'ty “"A
pU‘?‘C’
♦ I
students last Wednesday.
Already Warwick West, St. Helens; Erick
.
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u..... „.'Upon what (grounds they base their • The Chamber of Commerce at its
and enlisted in the army.
He was choice of concrete it will be interest
Erpenses
they have sold approximately two Olsen Klep, Rainier; Gabriel Jose-
commissioned from the first officers ing to state.
last meeting decided to at once Rent for hall to Clarence Coyle........ hundred. This seems to indicate a son Mattans, Warren; Carl O. W.
............................................... $50.00 large attendance for the Friday eve-1 Carlson, Hounton; Ellis Edward Jack
training camp at the Preside, San
This nine miles of asphalt pave- solicit sufficient funds to purchase
41.00 ning performance. A special matinee^ son, Kerry; Ernest Alexander Kola,
Francisco, and sailed for the war ment which has broken completely the Mill’s three acres located in the Music to Myrtle Weston
.80 is to be given Thursday afternoon forj Quincy; William Hugh Walker Coles
zone Dec. 13, 1917. He finally was down, is of the type called “bitu- center of town and a block off the Spangles for floor..........
assigned to the military police of the J
.38
Ribbons
and
pins
..........
litliis,” laid by the Warren Con- business street. A good city park and
the grade and high school students! Quincy; Kristian Olaf Sundelin,
6th corps, then he saw duty in the struction comany on a contract play ground has been needed and if Cashier ..............................
1.50 and also for those who work in the Quincy; Jacob Aution, Mayger; Geo.
Meuse-Argonne. He returned to the awarded in July, 1917. Tho original not secured now, it m ght be im
Total expenditures .......... -93.65 evenings.
Konopka, Columbia City; Johannes
states June 30, 1919.
This shows a balance of ten cents
A. Hesriksen, Kerry.
cost to the state of this stretch f possible to ever have one. The s>te
Today Carlson lies ill in the U. S. pavement was $194,918.97, less tho selected con be made one of the The amount that was taken into the
The street in front of the high Naturalization Continued
Veterans’ Hospital No. 94, American engineering and grading. This was pretty little parks of the state. Right box for soda water and drinks will school is being graded this week. '
Date.
Lake, Wash., where he has been since for the pavement alone,
on Rock creek in town end laying not cover charges of printing and The pile of dirt left from the excava- — Anna Marie Larson, Rainier;
August, 1924, when the American
The road-went to pieces in its convenient for benches, stands, play costs of sodas. The above t the very ing of the church basement is being Annie Newbold, St. Helens; William
Legion aided him.
Before that he earliest years. So wrecked had it be grounds, water auto strips and best of my knowledge is an abso spread over the high school yard. If
Keller, Clatskanie; Jella Weiringa,
was in the hospital at Boise, Idaho.
It surely behooves lute true statement of financial it could be rolled now we would have Yankton; Peter Ericksen, Clatskanie;
come that in July, 1922—the road pleasant walks.
His illness is the result of being then being about four years old the each of us t boost the new city park affairs of said dance.
Signed.
an excellent tennis court.
Andus Karlsson, Mayger; James Hol
gassed and an attack of influenza Warren Construction company was nnd show our home pride in helping
JACK McJENSEN,
land, St. Helens; Tellef S. Solberg,
while across.
Manager Baseball Players Dance.
paid approximately $36,000 to repair to beautify it. It will be a big asset
The senior being privileged charac Clatskanie.
There are thousands of war vet it. And agan last year the Warren
ters, are having a vacation this week.
Naturalisation Denied.
erans who today need attention and company made repairs at a cost to
They are practicing their class play
Axel Olson, Yankton; Carl God-
for whom the American Legion, in the state of $12,000.
Thus this
A which is to be given May 15.
hard Jensen, Timber, Ore,; Saad
conjunction with government agen stretch of road has cost the state
Joseph
McKael, Clatskanie.
cies, is trying to obtain permanent more than $232,000 and is today a
The band concert was a decided
cure. It is the continuation of its en total wreck. For nearly half its brief
success Friday night.
The theatre
JERSEY JUBILEE MONDAY
deavor to aid disabled veterans, anl life it has been a poor road.
was crowded and every one pro
i
for the care of veterans’ orphans,
I nounced the band as A-l.
Many
The road has an unusual per
The Columbia County Jersey
that the American Legion Endow centage of short curves.
compliments were received by Mr. Jubilee will be held Monday, May
For this V , .
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ment fund of $5,000,00 is being es reason if for no reason of durabil
McBarron on their -splendid playing 18, at L. G. Smith’s place at Scap
The first event of Commencement Peterson, Emerald John.
tablished. Oregon is now working to ity, engineers would avoid the use of
The
bass solo by Loel Roberts was poose, with a big picnic dinner. Stuck
Week is the play, “A Pair of Sixes” i Special Music .............................. Band
raise this state’s share of the fund. asphalt.
the first ever delivered in Vernonia. judging by the boys and girls clubs
It is significant that the Thursday afternoon and Friday even- Amy Hughes and Malmsten Twins
The Legion’s persistent efforts ob state highway commission was p»e-
He has been making a dark horse and also the men and women, so state
Special Program May 22.
tained hospitalization for Carlson. sented with many petitins from ing. The story of two partners who I
out of himself and will be called on Mrs. May Briggs, secretary of the
Recently he ahs been critically ill. people of the Astoria-Svensen dis could’nt agree and settled their dif-f Commencement Thursday evening again. The boys had a meeting last
jersey cattle club.
ficulties by one becoming the master ;
He was sick three years before he trict, asking for concrete.
period
of ( May 21 at 8 p. m. The invitations Monday and elected Dudley Spencer
There will also be a number of
the
other
the
butler
for
a
i
obtained hospitalization, or enough
Taxpayers who study the sources one year. The incidents leading up announced it for May 22 but in order president; Loel Roberts, treasurer; talks by Ivan H. Langley, fie’d rep
compensation to take care of him.
of expenses that breed taxes, will
to obtain a speaker it was necessary and Chas. Hoffman, secretary. The resentative of the American Jersey
Carlson has been unable to work wish to know why they are obliged and following this state of affairs to have it on Thursday
boys were glad to find that Mr. Mc Cattle club; O. M. Plummer, mana
since 1920.
He tried vocational to pay 4232,000 for less than n:n-’ forms the plot of the best three act
J. A. Churchill, state superinten Barron can stay with them this ger International stock show; H. C.
comedys
ever
put
on
a
Vernonia'
training at the Oregon Agricultural mt cs of paving th .t !nsU l< -s than
summer and possibly longer.
The Seymour, boys* and girls’ state club
stage.
j dent of school will speak and J. B.
college, but after six weeks was for
boys cleared over a hundred dollars leader; Harry West, jersey breeder,
n
is. If no •<» of o.r paving
Wilkerson
will
award
the
diplomas.
Baccalaureate Services.
ced to give it up. The Legion was were m.i.e durable than t'at, nnd we
There will be special music at this which will be used for buying instru Geo. A. Nelson, county agent and
appealed to and aid was obtained.
ments on the installment plan which Horace Adis of the Oregon Farmer.
st.I :i. ».icct on pavad highways when
The Baccalaureate service for the program.
will be resold to new band members
would we ever be out from under the graduation class will be held at 11 *.
. Class Roll.
The occasion will also be enlivened
PARENT-TEACHERS TO MEET
os easy terms.
highway bonded indentad.,««»?
m„ at the Evangelical church. The Emerald John
by songs by the boys’ and girls’ club
Without going into the merits of Rev. Radmacher will be in charge,
members.
Lillian Condit,
Last Meeting of Fora to be Held in the controversy between paving in
Lora Smith, Norman Pettijohn,
C.
R.
Mathis,
pastor
of
the
Christian
Ruth Petersen,
Grade Schoolj Officers to be
Opal Coyle, Shelia Williams and Ida NEW CHURCH PROPERTY
terests. it s at least reasonable to in church the speaker.
There will be Doris Akerstedt,
Elected.
May Hawkins are among those re
quire whether so much asphalt has special music. Quartette; solos by
SECURED BY CHRISTIAN’S
Loel Hieber,
porting back to school again this
been a good investment for Oregon. Mrs. Radamacher and Robert Noble.
Robert Hoffman,
The Parent-Teacher’s organization Concrete is favored by the govern
week. We are sorry to say that Glen
The Christian church thia week
of the Vernonia schools will hold its ment aided toads, for two alleged The public is most cordially invited Elbert Kelley,
Hawkins and Opal Hall are very ill purchased through Mr. Clark, the
to
attend.
The
sermon
is
to
be
held
Ray Mills,
last meeting of the school year at reosons, greater durability aid great
with the flu.
Ruben Hall property. Thia conaieta
Harold Smith,
tho grade school building, Wednes er tafny to life, limb and ;r?r<rty. Sunday morning.
of
the corner residence and two lota.
Class
Day
Public.
Burford Wilkerson.
day afternoon, May 20, at 3:30
The following are the results of It is the intention to move the house
I —Portland Telegram.
School Days Over.
Class day on Thursday, May 2*.
The meeting is called for the pur
the student body election: Lena Gib on the west lot and build a new tab
pose of electing officers for the MUCH MONEY CIRCULATES
’925, at 2 p. m., in the high school
Friday, May 8, was a happy day son, president; Russell Mills, vice- ernacle on the comer lot.
It ia a
coming year, so states E. White, sec
auditorium. The parents and patrons for the seniors of the Vernonia high president; Mildred Bergersen, secre
FROM VERNONIA’S MILL
prominent corner and quite conven
retary of the organization. Everyone
of the school are invited.
school.
Mr. Wilkerson announced tary; Dudley Spencer, treasurer; ient and desirable for the purpose
Program.
interested is urged to attend
that
each
one
could consider his high Theresa Bays, girls athletic manager; for which selected.
—--------------------- Large new timber docks under
school career
career miisiiru,
finished, mat
that its is,
no Thor Roberta, boys athletic manager;
, nu
Mrs. H. H. Hixon returned this' construction at the big O.-A. mill is Class Prophecy........ Doris Akerstedd scnooi
Geo. M. Nelson of Camp Mc
w««k frewi S visit with her folks who, adding more men to the already das« Will ........... Burford Wilkers®»' more school and no final exams to be Raymond Tichenor, yell leader;
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J--- Class History.................. Elbert Kell*y taken.
Louritz Aamodt, sergeant-at-arms.
Gregor
writes: ’’Here ia $2, send M
large
pay
roll.
The
mill
is
running
Jive near Astoria.
She was called
Although not in school this week
Class Poem ................... Harold Smith
your
paper
for a year.” We like to
both
a
day
and
night
shift
and
with
there on account of th iallnesa of her
The majority of the dresses worn get such letters.
Senior Autobiography........ Ray Mills each senior has been working delig-
over
three
hundred
men
makes
a
father.
splendid pay roil for our little grow- Preaidenta Address—“Jog On”—' ently and practicing day and night by the girls at the Junior Prom were
Take two or three andrfo to “A
.................................. Lillian Condit in order that the a epinalroy 12345 made by themselves in the sewing
•
On« of Vernonia’s n«e4a is a first Ing city. Vernonia is indeed fortu-
a .* and Class Grudge. ....... Robert Hoffman in order that the senior play may be class. Domestic art is still in the Pair of Sixes” this Friday night a*
MM hospital, and w« need it avaty* 1 nata in having one of 4ksa
tha L bast
the Majestic theatre.
world.
Class Scrap Bag . .Loel Heiber, Ruth , a huge success.
dtfl
largest sawmills in the world.
4
The concert and entertainment
given by the high school band ]ast
Friday night was one of the best of
its kind ever listened to in this coun-
LOCAL MEN INTERESTED
PLANT TO BE BUILT
Commencement Week